WMS Side-by-Side Concert – FREE concert!

Star Wars – Sousa Marches – Bizet’s Carmen & more!

We’re thrilled to present the second annual Side-by-Side concert – as a thank you to our community for your ongoing support. The concert features the joined forces of professional WMS musicians and community members who have made music their avocation – some who actively play, others who are rediscovering the joy of playing in an orchestra. Come experience the culmination of this one-day program of sectionals, practice, rehearsal; the result will be nothing short of joyful!

Register for your FREE concert ticket here!

  • Doors open at 6 pm
  • Seating is general admission.
  • No intermission. Balcony seats are all steps, no elevator
  • Frauenthal Center is located at 425 W Western, Muskegon MI
  • Dress is casual comfort.
  • Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!***
  • Parking  Free street parking surrounds the Frauenthal Theater with additional free parking lots located nearby at Third Street and Morris and at Fifth Street and Western. Disability parking is provided on Western Avenue and Third Street adjacent to the theater.

PROGRAM

Fučik – Entry of the Gladiators
Bizet – Carmen Suite 2, Habanera
Anderson – Blue Tango
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite 2, Abduction and Ingrid’s Lament
John Williams – Star Wars Suite: Yoda’s Theme
John Williams – Star Wars Suite: Imperial March
Mascagni – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Strauss – Radetzky March
Mussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev
Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever

***Your West Michigan Symphony invests more than $10,000 to ensure Side-by-Side remains accessible to our entire community. Will you consider making a donation to help sustain this meaningful program? If you’re able, please give what you can—our suggested contribution is $10 per ticket.

Friends of Side-by-Side
Chip and Susan Sawyer

Event Sponsors

WMS Side-by-Side Concert – FREE concert!

Sat 07.25.26 | 6:30pm

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Star Wars – Sousa Marches – Bizet’s Carmen & more!

We’re thrilled to present the second annual Side-by-Side concert – as a thank you to our community for your ongoing support. The concert features the joined forces of professional WMS musicians and community members who have made music their avocation – some who actively play, others who are rediscovering the joy of playing in an orchestra. Come experience the culmination of this one-day program of sectionals, practice, rehearsal; the result will be nothing short of joyful!

Register for your FREE concert ticket here!

  • Doors open at 6 pm
  • Seating is general admission.
  • No intermission. Balcony seats are all steps, no elevator
  • Frauenthal Center is located at 425 W Western, Muskegon MI
  • Dress is casual comfort.
  • Free and open to the public. Donations appreciated!***
  • Parking  Free street parking surrounds the Frauenthal Theater with additional free parking lots located nearby at Third Street and Morris and at Fifth Street and Western. Disability parking is provided on Western Avenue and Third Street adjacent to the theater.

PROGRAM

Fučik – Entry of the Gladiators
Bizet – Carmen Suite 2, Habanera
Anderson – Blue Tango
Grieg – Peer Gynt Suite 2, Abduction and Ingrid’s Lament
John Williams – Star Wars Suite: Yoda’s Theme
John Williams – Star Wars Suite: Imperial March
Mascagni – Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Strauss – Radetzky March
Mussorgsky/Ravel – Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev
Sousa – The Stars and Stripes Forever

***Your West Michigan Symphony invests more than $10,000 to ensure Side-by-Side remains accessible to our entire community. Will you consider making a donation to help sustain this meaningful program? If you’re able, please give what you can—our suggested contribution is $10 per ticket.

Friends of Side-by-Side
Chip and Susan Sawyer

Michigan Arts & Culture Council
National Endowment for the Arts